S3 Ep3: Glen Henry On Connecting With Your Inner Child To Better Your Adult Relationships

human2human with Stacy Ike

This week’s episode of human2human with Stacy Ike features the father behind Beleaf in Fatherhood - Glen Henry. Glen’s a husband and father who has documented his journey transitioning from a musical artist to a stay-at-home dad via social media. Glen and Stacy discuss how to choose what’s best for you, how to trust and effectively communicate in a relationship, and the reward behind connecting, confronting and understanding your inner child.
SHOW NOTES | KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 01:12 - Song of the week
• 01:19 - Book of the week
• 01:26 - Reflection Question
• 02:23 - Season Question
• 02:40 - Glen’s childhood
• 05:00 - Fatherhood and parenting seemed like a death that would happen to many people until Glen saw evidence of good fatherhood that made him want to be a dad.
• 06:48 - Understanding that parents are/were doing the best they can.
• 13:10 - The culture of the home.
• 17:40 - I just want to do it without the fear, I’ve already tried it with the fear.
• 18:26 - Fear is not an excuse.
• 19:08 - Meeting versions of your authentic self that were shut down during childhood + the whole creative industry is children at play.
• 23:42 - The generation before us doesn’t know how to show themselves vulnerable.
• 27:56 - Disney lied to us when they said happily ever after - when the princess meets the prince and they get married, that’s just the beginning and that’s the hardest part.
• 31:18 - You don’t end up with who you married.
• 32:45 - You can’t come into a relationship and say you’re not going to change.
• 37:54 - How are you dating somebody and all of their friends are unaccountable?
• 41:30 - We are committed to speaking the same language even though it’s a different dialect.
• 42:00 - Human2Human Honest Gem Segment.
• 42:20 - You committing to someone at the altar has nothing to do with the trust that needs to be built. You have to earn the trust after the ring.
• 42:50 - Choosing your family first is not choosing your family of origin. It maybe impossible to honor your spouse and your parents at the same time.
• 51:55 - We’re big on teaching our kids how to think

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CREDITS:
Executive Producer: Stacy Ike
Producer: Paris McCoy
Associate Producer: Henrietta Biayemi
Associate Producer: Emma Jackson
Audio Engineer: Brian Shaffer
Theme Music: Pieces by “After The Fall"
Music released by: Chill Out Records
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